BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Workers Arts and Heritage Centre - ECPv4.5.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Workers Arts and Heritage Centre
X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://wahc-museum.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Workers Arts and Heritage Centre
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180608
DTSTAMP:20170926T214743
CREATED:20170905T141550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T200259Z
UID:2767-1506038400-1528502399@wahc-museum.ca
SUMMARY:2017/18 PA Days at WAHC
DESCRIPTION:Want to provide your child with some fun\, unique learning experiences that connect the arts with the culture and history of working people in Canada? Look no further than our popular PA Day programs! \nOur full day camps are facilitated by professional artists and educators\, and include a wholesome lunch and snacks throughout the day. \nSeptember 22nd\, 2017 Farm to Table Printmaking with Ingrid Mayrhofer\n \nIn this workshop\, kids learn the process of block printing using styrofoam and Softoleum while making prints and paper sculptures that consider where their favourite meals come from\, and the workers and tools that allow our food to make the journey from farm to plate. \nNovember 3rd\, 2017 Workers Calaveras with Maria Lemus\n \nSpecial guest educator Maria Lemus will teach campers about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico and Guatemala\, and the role of skeletons and skulls in these celebrations. Campers will make their own sculptural calaveras representing the workers found in our museum. \nDecember 1st\, 2017 Don’t Wait…Advocate! with Julia Salerno\n \nWhat does it mean to be an advocate\, and what can advocacy look like through art? Inspired by our fall exhibition\, Grapes and Tortillas\, this kids will explore the ways art can be used as a tool to speak up\, help others\, and generate conversation through a collaborative print workshop. Using a variety of techniques\, kids will create posters and messages advocating for issues they want to start a conversation about! \nJanuary 26th\, 2018 Storytelling and Theatre with Karen Ancheta \nCampers will join masterful storyteller Karen Ancheta for a day of explorations in storytelling and theatre inspired by the stories of live-in caregivers told in our Winter exhibition\, BALIKBAYANxCOMICS by Kwentong Bayan. \nMarch 2nd\, 2018 Dirty Jobs and Mammoth Tasks: Mini-Comics with Matt McInnes \nDoes your child like to you have an amazing story to tell? Campers will creatively illustrate their stories of challenging work\, real and imagined through mini-comics using mixed media such as stamping\, styro relief printing and brush pens with guest artist Matt McInnes! \nJune 8th\, 2017 Journeys By Lantern with Hitoko Okada \nIn this camp day that combines stories of migration\, work and art\, kids will learn about natural dyes and try their hands at dyeing Japanese paper with common household items. In the afternoon\, this paper will be used to build their own functional lantern. \n\nFor ages 7-11; pre-registration is required. Admission for each PA Day session is $20. Subsidized spots are available—no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Camp offerings are subject to change. \nFor more information or to register\, download and fill out out a registration form (doc and pdf formats) or contact Tara Bursey\, Program Coordinator at (905) 522-3003 ex. 29 or tara@wahc-museum.ca. \nPA Days at WAHC are made possible through the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.\n \n
URL:http://wahc-museum.ca/event/201718-pa-days-wahc/
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://wahc-museum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/booking-info.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR